IGP/DIG-rank posts downgraded to SP level thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IPS officer sexual harassment row: ECI asks Tamil Nadu govt to suspend SP, initiate disciplinary action
The Commission has also directed the Chief Secretary to send a compliance report of the order on Wednesday.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By Express News Service
CHENNAI: Hours after the Tamil Nadu government transferred Superintendent of Police D Kannan, the Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the State to place the officer under suspension and to initiate disciplinary action against him.
The communication from the office of the Secretary of the ECI said that the State Home Department, through the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer, had requested the transfer of the SP. Accordingly, the officer was transferred to a non-election post (SP, Commercial Crimes Investigation Wing).